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Programs won't load

I have been using Windows 7 on netbook for a while but a couple of days ago, just having allowed a new windows update, it just started refusing to load programs that I use all the time: Vodafone...
11:54 Fri 15th Apr 20112 answers, last by chrisrob 06:45 Sat 16th Apr 2011
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What's so great about Windows 7?

Firstly, I've been involved with computers and computing for 30 years and Windows 7 is the 10th version of Windows I have used. (I jumped from DOS to Windows 2 0 does anyone else remember that?) I...
17:58 Mon 14th Feb 201119 answers, last by daverunt 18:15 Tue 15th Feb 2011
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What's happening?

I HATE Windows 7! I know it's supposed to be better but my new netbook with Windows 7 isn't a patch on previous one with XP. It won't multi-task (I assume it needs a multi core processor; Windows...
19:06 Thu 06th Jan 20113 answers, last by Mobius1 19:25 Fri 07th Jan 2011
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Peugeot 307SW ventilation fan

Can anyone help please? The ventilation / heater fan has just stopped working. There doesn't seem to be a fuse for it. I need to use the car at 5:00 am tomorrow and the screen will be iced and misted....
17:46 Tue 09th Nov 20103 answers, last by AlBags 21:12 Fri 12th Nov 2010
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What happens to my emails?

Recently I will go for a few days with quite a light inbox only to find a few days later I receive a deluge of emails that are a few days old. Where have they been in the interim? I'm using Gmail,...
13:06 Sat 28th Aug 20103 answers, last by ChuckFickens 09:45 Sun 29th Aug 2010
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"Knowledge is Power" in Latin

I want to append this as a Latin motto to a special memo but don't want to look stupid if I haven't got it quite right. I've translated "Knowledge is Power" as "Gnaritas contientia...
10:29 Tue 03rd Aug 20104 answers, last by chrisrob 16:22 Tue 03rd Aug 2010
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What have Porgy and Bess got to do with putting the clocks forward?

I'll tell you somer time.
15:05 Tue 18th May 20102 answers, last by marval 22:47 Wed 19th May 2010
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Windows repair

Having battled for a while with my PC, replacing motherboard, PSU, graphics card ... I'v eventually discovered the problems - like making USB ports inoperative, not recognising PCI cards (like...
19:35 Wed 31st Mar 20105 answers, last by ChuckFickens 06:58 Thu 01st Apr 2010
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Oh Fold it!

Thanks to Michael Quinion and World Wide Words for this one: In 1991, an Australian patented a folding bottle which he called a "fottle". That much is true, the rest probably isn't: The...
08:19 Sun 07th Mar 20103 answers, last by marval 11:19 Sun 07th Mar 2010
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USB problem

My printer, scanner and mouse that are all connected to USB ports are working fine but whenever I attempt to plug in a card reader (internal or external), the computer recognises the new hard ware and...
18:44 Mon 23rd Nov 2009
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Dreaming of eating meat

I remember a story in one of Paul's letters(?) about someone sleeping on a roof and smelling the food cooking below and being told in the dream that all things are for us to eat. (Or something like...
15:42 Tue 17th Nov 20093 answers, last by chrisrob 07:49 Wed 18th Nov 2009
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Cycling efficiency

I asked this question in How it Works last week but didn't get an answer so thought I'd post it here: Like all mechanical devices, my bicycle is less than 100% efficient. Therefore, if I traverse a...
11:50 Mon 19th Oct 200911 answers, last by Helveticus 09:44 Tue 20th Oct 2009
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Cycling and walking

Like all mechanical devices, my bicycle is less than 100% efficient. Therefore, if I traverse a circular route to end up where I started, I must exert more energy than if I was just walking. Why is...
14:10 Thu 15th Oct 20091 answer, last by jake-the-peg 14:38 Thu 15th Oct 2009
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The sum total of human knowledge is doubling every four years

In 1992, at a computers and education conference, the keynote speaker on the subject, "Information Overload" produced the above quotation (which I have heard in mnay forms since and now is predicted...
12:31 Tue 21st Jul 200910 answers, last by Gliktch 12:22 Thu 10th Nov 2011
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My computer time setting

The time shown on my Google mail on my desktop computer is always 5 hours behind. So I checked the Google personal settings and they are correct and the time zone in "Date and Time Properties" says it...
08:55 Fri 26th Jun 20096 answers, last by chrisrob 10:14 Fri 26th Jun 2009
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Open Office spelling checker problem

I have just upgraded my open office to the newest version BUT the spellchecker isn't working correctly. Even though I have the latest UK dictionary installed and it is supposed to be using it, it...
13:26 Tue 12th May 20093 answers, last by rojash 20:47 Tue 12th May 2009
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USB card reader & SDHC problem

I have been using an SD card reader to transfer files between my desktop and laptop computers for some time with either a 2Gb SD card or an 8Gb SCHC card without problems - until recently. My desktop...
08:49 Tue 12th May 20094 answers, last by rojash 11:59 Tue 12th May 2009
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Would you sponsor me?

Considering participating in World Naked Bike Ride and wondering if I could get sponsorship. Would it be better to be sponsored for how much I wear or how much I take off? Does it make a difference if...
12:55 Tue 05th May 20098 answers, last by paraffin 14:39 Tue 05th May 2009
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Which ones do you think are the "correct" words to use?

1. Lounge or sitting room? 2. Napkin or serviette? 3. Settee or sofa? My wife chides me when I use the "common" words instead of the "proper" ones. Which do you use?
11:40 Tue 05th May 200915 answers, last by lankeela 00:10 Thu 21st May 2009
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Windows is blocking access

I have just downloaded an out-of-copyright book from ManyBooks.net in a zipped format. However, when I try to unzip it, I get the following message: "Windows has blocked access to these files to help...
11:26 Sat 02nd May 20092 answers, last by chrisrob 12:02 Sat 02nd May 2009

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